Bnpl stocks

The best BNPL stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.

Our picks for the best BNPL stocks

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the buy now, pay later industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

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1. PayPal (PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. The company provides payment solutions under the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, PayPal Zettle, Hyperwallet, PayPal Honey, and Paidy names.

• Previous close price: $60.22
• Market capitalization: $66,730,614,784
• 1 year performance: -23.43%
• P/E ratio: 24.6132

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2. Block (SQ)

Block, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, creates tools that enables sellers to accept card payments and provides reporting and analytics, and next-day settlement. The company provides hardware products, including Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology; Square Terminal, a payments device and receipt printer to replace traditional keypad terminals, which accepts tap, dip, and swipe payments; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; Square Reader for contactless and chip that accepts EMV chip cards and NFC payments, enabling acceptance through Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other mobile wallets; and Square Reader for magstripe, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic-stripe cards by connecting with an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet through the headphone jack or Lightning connector.

• Previous close price: $59.00
• Market capitalization: $36,366,348,288
• 1 year performance: -22.25%

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3. Affirm (AFRM)

Affirm Holdings, Inc. operates a platform for digital and mobile-first commerce in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company's platform includes point-of-sale payment solution for consumers, merchant commerce solutions, and a consumer-focused app.

• Previous close price: $14.08
• Market capitalization: $4,163,259,136
• 1 year performance: N/A

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4. Visa IncClass A (V)

Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions.

• Previous close price: $225.01
• Market capitalization: $470,360,358,912
• 1 year performance: 13.05%
• P/E ratio: 30.0643

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5. Shopify (SHOP)

Shopify Inc. , a commerce company, provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company's platform enables merchants to displays, manages, markets, and sells its products through various sales channels, including web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, pop-up shops, social media storefronts, native mobile apps, buy buttons, and marketplaces; and enables to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, fulfill and ship orders, new buyers and build customer relationships, source products, leverage analytics and reporting, manage cash, payments and transactions, and access financing.

• Previous close price: $59.26
• Market capitalization: $75,533,017,088
• 1 year performance: -83.71%

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6. American Express Company (AXP)

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. Its products and services include payment and financing products; network services; accounts payable expense management products and services; and travel and lifestyle services.

• Previous close price: $157.24
• Market capitalization: $112,288,858,112
• 1 year performance: N/A
• P/E ratio: 15.8531

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in BNPL stocks, keep in mind that — like any investment — BNPL stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions — both in the market and in the buy now, pay later industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. And if you're new to investing, or if it's been awhile since you've taken a critical look at your investing accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best features in your trading account.